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California Water Service Group (CWT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$50.50 +0.31 (+0.61%)
Closing price 08/14/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$50.42 -0.08 (-0.16%)
As of 08/14/2026 07:34 PM Eastern
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About California Water Service Group Stock (NYSE:CWT)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$49.92
$50.50
50-Day Range
$45.04
$52.51
52-Week Range
$41.29
$53.82
Volume
393,491 shs
Average Volume
464,501 shs
Market Capitalization
$3.12 billion
P/E Ratio
22.75
Dividend Yield
2.65%
Price Target
$54.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

California Water Service Group (NYSE: CWT) is a publicly traded holding company that provides regulated water utility services through its subsidiaries. The company delivers safe, reliable drinking water and wastewater management to residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers across California, Hawaii and New Mexico. Its principal operating units include California Water Service, New Mexico Water Service and Hawaii Water Service, each responsible for end‐to‐end water supply operations—from source development and treatment to distribution and customer service.

Founded in 1926 as the California Water Service Company, the group has grown to become one of the largest investor‐owned water utilities in the United States by customer count. Headquartered in San Jose, California, CWT serves nearly half a million service connections across urban, suburban and rural communities. The company’s infrastructure portfolio comprises treatment plants, reservoirs, wells, pumping stations and an extensive pipeline network, all maintained to meet rigorous health, safety and environmental regulations.

California Water Service Group emphasizes sustainability, water conservation and community engagement as core elements of its strategy. It invests in advanced metering infrastructure and leak detection systems to optimize resource management, and develops drought‐resilient supply projects to enhance system reliability. The company also offers customer education programs and affordability initiatives designed to support low‐income households. Guided by an experienced board and executive team, CWT focuses on long‐term asset management, regulatory compliance and operational excellence to serve the evolving needs of its service territories.

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California Water Service Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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78th Percentile Overall Score

CWT MarketRank™: 

California Water Service Group scored higher than 78% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 48th out of 98 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    California Water Service Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for California Water Service Group is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    California Water Service Group has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about California Water Service Group's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for California Water Service Group are expected to grow by 5.84% in the coming year, from $2.57 to $2.72 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of California Water Service Group is 22.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 45.62.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of California Water Service Group is 22.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 25.42.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    California Water Service Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.79. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    California Water Service Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.73. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about California Water Service Group's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.91% of the float of California Water Service Group has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    California Water Service Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.46, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in California Water Service Group has recently decreased by 13.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    California Water Service Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.67%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    California Water Service Group has been increasing its dividend for 59 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of California Water Service Group is 60.36%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, California Water Service Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 49.26% next year. This indicates that California Water Service Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about California Water Service Group's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    California Water Service Group has a news sentiment score of 0.55. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.70 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 17 news articles for California Water Service Group this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 2 people have searched for CWT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added California Water Service Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, California Water Service Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $394,979.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.78% of the stock of California Water Service Group is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    82.78% of the stock of California Water Service Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about California Water Service Group's insider trading history.
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CWT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

California Water Service Group's stock was trading at $43.30 at the start of the year. Since then, CWT stock has increased by 16.6% and is now trading at $50.4960.

California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 30th. The utilities provider reported $0.93 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.80 by $0.13. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 16.5% compared to the same quarter last year.
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California Water Service Group's top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (17.39%), Nuance Investments LLC (1.77%), Legal & General Group Plc (1.31%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.85%). Insiders that own company stock include Michael B Luu, Thomas M Krummel, Lester A Snow, Michelle R Mortensen and Michael S Mares Jr.
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Shares of CWT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that California Water Service Group investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), TotalEnergies (TTE), The RMR Group (RMR) and Southern First Bancshares (SFST).

Company Calendar

Record date for 5/22 Dividend
5/11/2026
Ex-Dividend for 5/22 Dividend
5/11/2026
Dividend Payable
5/22/2026
Last Earnings
7/30/2026
Record date for 8/21 Dividend
8/10/2026
Ex-Dividend for 8/21 Dividend
8/10/2026
Today
8/16/2026
Dividend Payable
8/21/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/29/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Utilities
Industry
Water Utilities
Sub-Industry
Water Utilities
Current Symbol
NYSE:CWT
CIK
1035201
Employees
1,336
Year Founded
1926

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$54.00
Low Price Target
$54.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+6.9%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.22
Trailing P/E Ratio
22.75
Forward P/E Ratio
19.65
P/E Growth
1.79
Net Income
$128.21 million
Net Margins
12.63%
Pretax Margin
12.59%
Return on Equity
7.74%
Return on Assets
2.32%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.81
Current Ratio
0.70
Quick Ratio
0.67

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.00 billion
Price / Sales
3.12
Cash Flow
$4.62 per share
Price / Cash Flow
10.92
Book Value
$28.39 per share
Price / Book
1.78

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
61,840,000
Free Float
61,357,000
Market Cap
$3.12 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.50
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This page (NYSE:CWT) was last updated on 8/16/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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